Author name: Peter Schulte

How will we want future generations to remember us? Will we want to be defined by our most evil behaviors whose evils, for whatever reason, we couldn’t fully see?

Whether or not we can see change, see progress, see our destination, has no bearing on whether we are actually making meaningful progress.

Let’s not discount the profound transformation that takes place when we see simply the world differently, when we work from a new and more intentional set of beliefs and mental models.

The next stage in our evolution will always appear unwise and foolish in the eyes of those who have come before.

Optimism and positivity are powerful and positive forces in my life. I don’t know what I’d do without that perspective. But more and more, I wonder if I use them to avoid, deflect, and repress sadness.

It’s up to us to define what it means to be human and to demonstrate that in action.

What is most likely to inspire widespread, fundamental, profound change in ourselves and our society: having more information or thinking differently?

The data in the report actually show that, like nearly every year in the recent memory, humanity as a whole has advanced substantially with regard to social progress. The global score in 2015 it was 61.00, in 2016 it was 62.88, in 2017 it was 64.85.

Polarization does not necessitate that we get ugly and demeaning to one another. It simply means that we are aware of a growing divide in our core values. This can be done with grace, kindness, and sensitivity.

Change is an ecosystem of roles, energies, strategies, and tactics. None of us is able to do it all. All anyone of us can do is play a role.